“After conducting a series of studies on consumers’ pain points and needs, the company designed the Lenovo Smart Assistant — a new digital personal assistant with Amazon Alexa cloud-based voice services” Dilip Bhatia, Vice President of Global Marketing, User and Customer Experience Lenovo PC and Smart Device Business Group, told IANS.

“We collaborated with Amazon because Alexa is pretty good and people are comfortable with it. Other reason was the price point. Other devices are available for a much higher price but we kept it low to make technology available to the masses,” Bhatia noted.

The assistant is also designed to run Lenovo smart home devices as well as scores of existing third-party products to expand user options.

“We are also launching the Harman Kardon Edition at a higher price point that has better speakers with Alexa technology,” Bhatia noted.

Designed for security and P2P (peer-to-peer) access to stored media like photos, music and documents, Smart Storage offers users quick control of data and files.

The Chinese giant also launched Lenovo 500 Multimedia Controller — a wireless keyboard and mouse that fits in the palm.

The device improves the way people connect to PCs and web and re-defines how a compact, Human Interface Device (HID) should look, feel and function.

The keyboard area doubles as a Windows 10 gesture-supported, multi-touch capacitive touchpad — meaning that users can type like a normal keypad with their thumbs or glide their fingers across the surface like a touchpad.